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Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk. 1* Long Branch 1950
Guns International #: 101069762 Seller's Inventory #: 18-2477
Category: Enfield Rifles - Military Rifles - Non-US
Seller's Information
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Seller: Shooter's Supply, LLC.
Member Since: 3/16/16
First Name: Patrick
Last Name: Brown
State: Tennessee
Zip: 37343
Country: United States
Phone: (423) 875-4868
Number of Active Listings: 99
Total Number of Listings: 1276
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
We normally ship USPS Priority Mail which should be 2-day ship. Shipping is actual cost with a minimum of $30.00 for pistols and $50.00 for rifles/shotguns to ship to most of the 48 contiguous states. Shipping to Alaska may require an extra fee. Shipping insurance is available upon request for an extra fee. We cannot do international sales. As of November 2019, we no longer ship guns to California and Hawaii.
Payment Types Accepted: Visa, Master Card, American Express, USPS Money Order. NO CREDIT CARD FEES!!!
About Us: We are a small family owned business located in Hixson, Tennessee. Do you have firearms at home collecting dust? We have a lively consignment business. Our fee is 20% with a $50 minimum. Firearms are consigned for a an average period of 180 days but the length of period is negotiable. We also do handgun carry permit classes for the state of Tennessee. We have a nice indoor shooting range with reasonable rates. Please check us out at shooterssupply.
Description:
This is one of the most famous bolt-action rifles ever made. The Lee-Enfield served the British empire in one model or another from around the turn-of-the-century to the 1990s. They are still used in certain parts of the world, particularly the Middle East. This No. 4 Mk.1 was built at the Long Branch factory in Canada after World War II. Unlike the United States, Germany, and the Soviet Union, Great Britain made no attempts to place a semi-auto rifle into production, despite F.N. employees escaping Belgium having presented them with the design drawings for what would become the F.N. Model 1949 rifle. Like Italy and Japan, Great Britain felt that introducing a new rifle design would cause logistic problems that would be more trouble than it would be worth to issue their soldiers with arms comparable to the M-1 Garand, Gewehr 43 and SVT-40. Nevertheless, the Lee-Enfield is an excellent design with many advantages over its rivals. It’s cock-on-closing feature enabled fast, well-aimed fire. In World War 1, with the No. 1 Mk. III during some of the battles, massed fire from the Enfields convinced attacking German soldiers that their opponents were equipped with machine guns. The rifles generous capacity of 10 rounds allowed British soldiers to perform what was called the “mad minute,” wherein the soldier would fire 20 to 30 aimed rounds in 60 seconds. Indeed, the current world record for aimed, bolt-action was set in 1914 by an instructor in the British Army who placed 38 rounds into a 12-inch-wide target at 300 yards in 1 minute. Imagine having to attempt such a feat today. The rifle is in nearly mint condition. In fact, some cosmoline is still present in certain spots. The safety is tight, the rifles finish is nearly at 100 percent, and the stock has a wonderful coat of finish. There is one rough spot on the left side however. The bore is clean with deep rifling. This rifle will be a good shooter provided the user does their part. The round the rifle is chambered for, the .303 British, is well known and one of the best rimmed cartridges ever made. Though not normally as powerful as, say the .308, the .303 is leaps and bounds above the .30-30 and .30-40 Krag cartridges to which it is often compared. In fact, the cartridge tends to be under-loaded at the factory, so it can be used in the older and weaker No.1 Mk III actions. In the No. 4 Mk I and II, the cartridge can be handloaded to higher pressure. For example, the L42 sniper rifle, built using the No.4 receiver is chambered for the .308 Winchester which operates at 62,000 psi. The .303 is normally loaded to 49,000 psi according to SAAMI. From those numbers you can see how much improvement can be made to the cartridge when used in the No.4 action. The rifle here comes with the ammo shown in the first picture. Included are five 20-round boxes of Federal 150gr Soft-Point (one box is short 5 rounds), two 20-round boxes of PPU 174gr FMJ-BT, and one 32-round box of .303 Mk 7 ammunition (the famous tumbler). Total round count is 167 rounds. Please note the ammo will have to be shipped separately and will require a separate shipping charge.
SOLD
Curio/Relic: Yes
Manufacturer: Long Branch
Model: No. 4 Mk 1*
Serial Number: 92L7543
Caliber Info: .303 British
Bore: Rifled
Condition: Used - Curio and Relic
Metal Condition: Excellent
Wood Condition: Good
Bore Condition: Excellent
Barrels: 25.2 inches (640mm)
Action: Bolt-Action, Enfield
Stock: Wood
Fore End: Wood
Finish: Matte
Weight: 8.75 lbs.
Sights: Adjustable Flip-Up rear
Extras: Ammunition